Inaugural Exhibition To Open In New Gallery

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In honor of the 1st Annual Berkshire Festival of Women in the Arts, the Berkshire Art Kitchen will present The Promise of Light, an exhibition featuring the most recent series of atmospheric landscape paintings by internationally recognized artist, Gabrielle Senza.

Largely self-taught, Gabrielle explains: "Drawn to Nature from a very early age, I traced raccoon tracks in the sand along the water’s edge, and drank colors from the sky. Nature has been my mother and my teacher. Through nature I found art. Through art, I found solace."

A widely exhibited artist, Senza's work is included in the collections of The New York Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Sackner Archive of Concrete & Visual Poetry, Lifetime Entertainment, Fidelity Mutual and numerous private collections around the world. She is the founder of The Red Collaborative, a creative arts initiative that empowers survivors of abuse through public art collaborations; and the Berkshire Art Kitchen, Berkshire County's newest gallery of contemporary art.

Also on view in the gallery are the whimsical abstract works of B.A.K. artists John Clarke, John Lawson, Karen Skelton and Joe Wheaton, as well as a fine collection of handmade jewelry, pots, crafts and more.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, February 28, 4:00-6:00 pm with champagne, chocolate and live acoustic music by John Clarke. 
RSVP suggested. Telephone: 413-717-0031 or e-mail: berkshireartkitchen@gmail.com


Gallery hours are by appointment and most weekdays 11 - 2. Call 413-717-0031 

The Berkshire Art Kitchen is committed to promoting unique opportunities for creativity, connection and change. Believing in the power of each individual's capacity to make a difference in the world, BAK donates a portion of after-tax profits to organizations that improve social and environmental conditions around the world.

For more information and a complete schedule for events happening at the Art Kitchen in conjunction with the Berkshire Festival of Women in the Arts
visit: www.BerkshireArtKitchen.com.

Visit www.TheWomensTimes.com for a complete listing of Festival Events happening throughout the county.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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